Joachim Berger

Joachim Berger (23 June 1913-4 March 1943) was the captain of U-87 of the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Biography
Joachim Berger was born in Berlin in the German Empire and joined the Kriegsmarine in 1934 (then called the Reichsmarine). In 1939 he served as a training officer and served in desk jobs until August 1941, when he commissioned U-87, a submarine which he captained. He sunk 5 ships and 38,000 tons of materiel during World War II, but his U-Boat was sunk off Leixoes, Portugal on 4 March 1943 by depth charges of the Canadian Navy.